Do you want to know what's better Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM5 or Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7? SpecsPRO has compared Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM5 vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7: weight, battery, sensor, resolution, ISO, dynamic range and other important specifications.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM5 vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7

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  • Model

  • Price

  • Advantages

  • launch

  • Announced

  • Body type

  • Camera subcategory

  • Sensor

  • Effective pixels

  • Max resolution

  • Sensor size

  • Sensor type

  • Processor

  • Image ratio w:h

  • Other resolutions

  • Sensor photo detectors

  • Image

  • ISO

  • Boosted ISO (minimum)

  • White balance presets

  • Custom white balance

  • Image stabilization

  • Uncompressed format

  • JPEG quality levels

  • Photography features

  • Minimum shutter speed

  • Maximum shutter speed

  • Maximum shutter speed (electronic)

  • Aperture priority

  • Shutter priority

  • Manual exposure mode

  • Subject / scene modes

  • Built-in flash

  • External flash

  • Flash modes

  • Continuous drive

  • Self-timer

  • Metering modes

  • Exposure compensation

  • AE Bracketing

  • WB Bracketing

  • Flash range

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Articulated LCD

  • Screen size

  • Screen dots

  • Touch screen

  • Screen type

  • Live view

  • Viewfinder type

  • Viewfinder coverage

  • Viewfinder magnification

  • Viewfinder resolution

  • Videography features

  • Resolutions

  • File Format

  • Microphone

  • Speaker

  • Optics & Focus

  • Autofocus

  • Manual focus

  • Number of focus points

  • Lens mount

  • Focal length multiplier

  • Digital zoom

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

  • Dimensions

  • Environmentally sealed

  • Battery

  • Battery details

  • Battery Life (CIPA)

  • Storage

  • Storage types

  • Connectivity

  • USB

  • HDMI

  • Microphone port

  • Headphone port

  • Wireless

  • Wireless notes

  • Remote control

  • Other features

  • GPS

  • Orientation sensor

  • Samples

  • Videos

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM5
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7
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  • Model

    Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7

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  • PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURES Maximum shutter speed: 1/8000 sec

    SCREEN / VIEWFINDER Articulated LCD: Tilting

    SCREEN / VIEWFINDER Screen dots: 1,040,000

    SCREEN / VIEWFINDER Viewfinder resolution: 2,764,800

    PHYSICAL Battery Life (CIPA): 350

    CONNECTIVITY Remote control: Yes

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  • launch

  • Announced

    Sep 15, 2014

  • Body type

  • Camera subcategory

    Rangefinder-style mirrorless

  • Sensor

  • Effective pixels

    16 megapixels

  • Max resolution

    4592 x 3448

  • Sensor size

    Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm)

  • Sensor type

    CMOS

  • Processor

    Venus Engine

  • Image ratio w:h

    1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9

  • Other resolutions

    4592 x 3064, 4592 x 2584, 3424 x 3424, 3232 x 2424, 3232 x 2160, 3840 x 2160, 2416 x 2416, 2272 x 1704, 2272 x 1520, 1920 x 1080, 1712 x 1712, 1824 x 1368, 1824 x 1216, 1824 x 1024

  • Sensor photo detectors

    17 megapixels

  • Image

  • ISO

    Auto, 200-25600 (expands to 100-25600)

  • Boosted ISO (minimum)

    100

  • White balance presets

    5

  • Custom white balance

    Yes (2 slots)

  • Image stabilization

    No

  • Uncompressed format

    RAW

  • JPEG quality levels

    Fine, Standard

  • Photography features

  • Minimum shutter speed

    60 sec

  • Maximum shutter speed

    1/500 sec

  • Maximum shutter speed (electronic)

    1/16000 sec

  • Aperture priority

    Yes

  • Shutter priority

    Yes

  • Manual exposure mode

    Yes

  • Subject / scene modes

    Yes

  • Built-in flash

    Yes (small external flash included (GN7))

  • External flash

    Yes (via hot shoe)

  • Flash modes

    Auto, auto w/redeye reduction, on, on w/redeye reduction, slow sync, slow sync w/redeye reduction, off

  • Continuous drive

    5.8 fps

  • Self-timer

    Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10 sec (3 images))

  • Metering modes

    • Multi
    • Center-weighted
    • Spot

  • Exposure compensation

    ±5 (at 1/3 EV steps)

  • AE Bracketing

    ±3 (3, 5, 7 frames at 1/3 EV, 2/3 EV, 1 EV steps)

  • WB Bracketing

    Yes (3 frames in either blue/amber or magenta/green axis)

  • Flash range

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Articulated LCD

    Fixed

  • Screen size

    3

  • Screen dots

    921,000

  • Touch screen

    Yes

  • Screen type

    TFT-LCD

  • Live view

    Yes

  • Viewfinder type

    Electronic

  • Viewfinder coverage

    100%

  • Viewfinder magnification

    0.92×

  • Viewfinder resolution

    1,166,000

  • Videography features

  • Resolutions

    1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 50p, 50i, 25p, 24p), 1280 x 720 (30p, 25p), 640 x 480 (30p, 25p)

  • File Format

    MPEG-4, AVCHD

  • Microphone

    Stereo

  • Speaker

    Mono

  • Optics & Focus

  • Autofocus

    • Contrast Detect (sensor)
    • Multi-area
    • Center
    • Selective single-point
    • Tracking
    • Single
    • Continuous
    • Touch
    • Face Detection
    • Live View

  • Manual focus

    Yes

  • Number of focus points

    23

  • Lens mount

    Micro Four Thirds

  • Focal length multiplier

    2×

  • Digital zoom

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

    211 g (0.47 lb / 7.44 oz)

  • Dimensions

    99 x 60 x 36 mm (3.9 x 2.36 x 1.42)

  • Environmentally sealed

    No

  • Battery

    Battery Pack

  • Battery details

    DMW-BLH7 lithium-ion battery & charger

  • Battery Life (CIPA)

    220

  • Storage

  • Storage types

    SD/SDHC/SDXC

  • Connectivity

  • USB

    USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

  • HDMI

    Yes (micro-HDMI)

  • Microphone port

    No

  • Headphone port

    No

  • Wireless

    Built-In

  • Wireless notes

    802.11b/g/n

  • Remote control

    No

  • Other features

  • GPS

    None

  • Orientation sensor

  • Watch sample photos

  • Watch video reviews

  • launch

  • Announced

    Aug 1, 2013

  • Body type

  • Camera subcategory

    Rangefinder-style mirrorless

  • Sensor

  • Effective pixels

    16 megapixels

  • Max resolution

    4592 x 3448

  • Sensor size

    Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm)

  • Sensor type

    CMOS

  • Processor

    Venus Engine

  • Image ratio w:h

    1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9

  • Other resolutions

    4592 x 3064, 4592 x 3064, 4592 x 2584, 3424 x 3424, 3232 x 2424, 3232 x 2160, 3232 x 1824, 2416 x 2416, 2272 x 1704, 2272 x 1520, 1920 x 1080, 1712 x 1712

  • Sensor photo detectors

    17 megapixels

  • Image

  • ISO

    Auto, 125, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800, 25600

  • Boosted ISO (minimum)

    125

  • White balance presets

    6

  • Custom white balance

    Yes (2)

  • Image stabilization

    Sensor-shift

  • Uncompressed format

    RAW

  • JPEG quality levels

    Fine, Standard

  • Photography features

  • Minimum shutter speed

    60 sec

  • Maximum shutter speed

    1/8000 sec

  • Maximum shutter speed (electronic)

  • Aperture priority

    Yes

  • Shutter priority

    Yes

  • Manual exposure mode

    Yes

  • Subject / scene modes

    Yes

  • Built-in flash

    Yes (Pop-up)

  • External flash

    Yes (via hot-shoe)

  • Flash modes

    Auto, Auto & Red-eye reduction, Fill-in flash, Slow sync, Slow sync w/red-eye reduction, off

  • Continuous drive

    5.0 fps

  • Self-timer

    Yes (2 or 10 secs, 10 secs w/ 3 shots)

  • Metering modes

    • Multi
    • Center-weighted
    • Spot

  • Exposure compensation

    ±5 (at 1/3 EV steps)

  • AE Bracketing

    ±3 (3, 5, 7 frames at 1/3 EV, 2/3 EV, 1 EV steps)

  • WB Bracketing

    Yes (3 exposures in blue/amber or magneta/green axis)

  • Flash range

    7.00 m (at ISO 200)

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Articulated LCD

    Tilting

  • Screen size

    3

  • Screen dots

    1,040,000

  • Touch screen

    Yes

  • Screen type

    LCD

  • Live view

    Yes

  • Viewfinder type

    Electronic

  • Viewfinder coverage

    100%

  • Viewfinder magnification

    1.39×

  • Viewfinder resolution

    2,764,800

  • Videography features

  • Resolutions

    1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 50p, 50i, 30p, 24p), 1280 x 720 (60p, 30p), 640 x 480 (30p)

  • File Format

    MPEG-4, AVCHD

  • Microphone

    Stereo

  • Speaker

    Mono

  • Optics & Focus

  • Autofocus

    • Contrast Detect (sensor)
    • Multi-area
    • Center
    • Selective single-point
    • Tracking
    • Single
    • Continuous
    • Touch
    • Face Detection
    • Live View

  • Manual focus

    Yes

  • Number of focus points

    23

  • Lens mount

    Micro Four Thirds

  • Focal length multiplier

    2×

  • Digital zoom

    Yes (2X, 4X)

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

    402 g (0.89 lb / 14.18 oz)

  • Dimensions

    123 x 71 x 55 mm (4.83 x 2.78 x 2.15)

  • Environmentally sealed

    No

  • Battery

    Battery Pack

  • Battery details

    Lithium-ion rechargeable

  • Battery Life (CIPA)

    350

  • Storage

  • Storage types

    SD/SDHC/SDXC card

  • Connectivity

  • USB

    USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

  • HDMI

    Yes (miniHDMI)

  • Microphone port

  • Headphone port

  • Wireless

    Built-In

  • Wireless notes

    802.11b/g/n with NFC

  • Remote control

    Yes

  • Other features

  • GPS

    None

  • Orientation sensor

    Yes

  • Watch sample photos

  • Watch video reviews

  • Summary



    The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7 is equipped with tilting display that will allow you to capture images from any odd perspective. The Lumix DMC-GX7 screen is better as it has more number of screen dots 1,040,000 in comparison to 921,000 dots of the Lumix DMC-GM5 screen. The higher dot count screen is better for reviewing photos on your camera.

    The Lumix DMC-GX7 battery life is better than the Lumix DMC-GM5 battery life. In accordance with CIPA standards the photographer will be able to make 350 photos with the Lumix DMC-GX7 and only 220 with the Lumix DMC-GM5. The Lumix DMC-GM5 weighs 211g which is 191g less in comparison with the weight of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7.

    Considering the above differences the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7 is the best choice. Get the list of the best offers on Amazon.